THE BOOKSELLER : 12th August
Birmingham Council confirms ‘pause’ on library book fund
+ Laura Swaffield, The Library Campaign, is quoted
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Birmingham Mail
Birmingham libraries banned from buying new books by city council
http://www.birminghammail.co.
BBC News : 12th August
Birmingham libraries stop buying books
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
THE BOOKSELLER : 12th August
Outrage as Birmingham Libraries appeal for book donations
http://www.thebookseller.com/
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 12th August
Outrage as city with new £188m library ask readers for help buying books
+ Elizabeth Ash, The Library Campaign, is quoted
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Birmingham Post : 12th August
Authors condemn latest Library of Birmingham debacle
http://www.birminghampost.co.
THE BOOKSELLER : 12th August
Gibbons reissues call for head-to-head debate with Vaizey
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Alan Gibbons Diary : 12th August
Time to debate libraries
Full text of Alan’s ‘Open Letter’ to Ed Vaizey
http://alangibbons.net/2015/
Booktrade Info : 12th August
Ed Vaizey accepts challenge from writer Alan Gibbons to debate the health of public libraries
http://www.booktrade.info/
The Star : 12th August
Sheffield | People’s wishes over-ruled
http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-
Ross Gazette : 12th August
Herefordshire | New fight to save Ross Library
http://www.ross-gazette.co.uk/
Hinckley Times : 12th August
Leicestershire | Library use falls as county sites look to a new chapter
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/
The Courier : 12th August
Fife | Decision on library closures postponed, but there is no ‘plan B’
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/
South Yorkshire Times : 12th August
Dolly Parton book scheme in Rotherham to be scrapped, council confirms
http://www.
